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Her partner of 45 years developed Alzheimer’s. She's sharing their story to 'take away fear'

Sue began showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease about ten years ago. Since then, Janice has had to balance her work with caring for the love of her life.

'Cured' Doc Examines Path to Declassifying Homosexuality as Disorder

Before the removal of homosexuality from the manual, those in the psychiatric establishment believed that homosexuality could be "cured" by electroconvulsive therapy, castration, or even lobotomies.

Literary Outlaw

'Orange Is the New Black,' 'Scandal' Among Peabody Recipients

They and several other LGBT-inclusive programs are receiving the prestigious award for excellence in electronic media.

Wonder Woman Stands by 8-Year-Old Tomboy

Lynda Carter tweeted her support for young Sunnie Kahle after she was removed from her Christian elementary school for 'exhibiting an alternative gender identity.'

Life After Dance

The new PBS documentary Water Flowing Together examines the life and legacy of now-retired Native American dancer Jock Soto

He wrote the songs

Prolific gay composer Billy Strayhorn--who penned music for Nat King Cole and Duke Ellington--finally gets his due in a new documentary and CD.

Meet the Gay Men Who Got Married in 1975

In the days of Gerald Ford and Anita Bryant, Anthony Sullivan and Richard Adams gave a big middle finger to authority. 

'Real Boy' Doc Chronicles the Love of a Mother and Her Trans Son

A new film chronicles how a mother and transgender son discover each other for the first time. 

Abuse in the Name of Christianity

The horrors suffered by LGBT kids and others at a 'therapeutic' school are at the center of the new documentary Kidnapped for Christ -- and the experience of making the film changed its director's mind about religion.

Bishop Gene Robinson Is Not Retiring Quietly But No One Thought He Would

Bishop Gene Robinson delivers a message of acceptance in a new documentary, a book, and via a job with a Washington think tank -- and he takes on Paul Ryan's budget as "immoral."

Advocate, Out, Plus nominated for 2025 GLAAD Media Awards alongside biggest queer films and TV of the year

The Advocate's reporters Ryan Adamczeski and Christopher Wiggins also scored nominations for Outstanding Print Article and Outstanding Online Journalism Article.

The Advocate Is Among GLAAD Media Award Nominees

The media organization announced its list of those that promoted "fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues" in 2017.

How the Marriage Equality Movement Forgot Its Pioneers

You might not know it from mainstream coverage, but same-sex couples have been fighting for marriage equality for decades.

The Advocate Among Those Nominated for 2022 GLAAD Media Awards

Here's the complete list of films, TV shows, media outlets, and more recognized for advancing LGBTQ+ representation.

Kyrsten Sinema Touts Friendship With McConnell as Popularity Dips

Sinema, the bi senator who's disappointed many of her fellow Democrats, gave a speech promoting her supposed bipartisanship at the McConnell Center Monday. 

What Circumcision and 'Religious Freedom' Have in Common

A proposal to ban the procedure among infants is prompting a familiar battle cry.

Transgender woman killed by L.A. police after calling for help

Linda Becerra Moran said she had been kidnapped. A police officer shot her after telling her to drop a knife.

13 Reasons' Tommy Dorfman Plots Second Act: Queer Media Mogul

Dorfman, one of our Advocates of the Year, launched and curated a space for and by LGBTQ+ creatives.